"Your computer is infected! Windows has detected spyware infection."

So the "X" problem is fixed

Im left with my second major problem. I cant open my task manager.

I get a "Task manager has been disabled by your admin" message when i try to access the task manager. Anyone know how to fix this?

i just got what you guy are having problems with, even my task manager has been diabled


CURE
just do a restore back to before you got it, should sort it out - it sorted it out for me

i think i got it from www.isohunt.com there is a page that the site goes when you first go there, some sort of spy ware software site, anyway i pressed ok or something like that, think thats where i got the problem from - but not sure

My Computer is Infected Please help

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 3:27:19 PM, on 3/1/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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Malware

the systems are infected with malware, several of our clients have had a simillar problem, the easiest option to remove it is to go to add & remove programs and uninstall SpyAxe, SpySweeper etc then perform a complete system scan is safemode using Ad-Aware reboot then do an Ads scan using Ad-Aware again in saf mode.

also microsft have released a removal tool not sure how good it is yet?
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

also it would be a good idea to run Hi-Jack This, Registry Repair Pro just to tie up loose ends etc.

i would recomend a well know AV rather then a free download as they are free for a reason

I'm right there wit ya

I'm having the same problems, though in a slightly different format, and am hoping someone could help me out.

I've been getting the "Your computer is Infected" message popping up from the red circle with the white X in my taskbar.

I ran Ad-Aware which seemed to take care of the problem, but when I restarted my computer the next morning. The circle and message reappeared. I ran Ad-Aware again and they disappeared before the program finished running.

Also, I can't uninstal the program because I can't find it.

If you have any suggestions they'd be much appreciated.

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

First, go HERE and follow the instructions.

Then, go HERE and follow the instructions in the order they are given.

Open a new thread in the security and the web forum and post a fresh HJT, only after doing the above.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

This thread is being closed, due to the amount of replies it has.

If anyone has a problem with viruses/spyware etc. Open a new thread in the security and the web forum, after following these instructions. Thankyou.

Go and follow the instructions in this thread. Before posting your HijackThis log, please read this.

Then, post a fresh HJT log as a .txt attachment, only after doing the above.

Regards Howard